Why is LOTR the best fantasy novel of our time? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gwaihir the Windlord · 06-22-2003, 01:21 AM

Other fantasy writers do create new worlds, but they are not done to the extent of Tolkien's. His was a lifelong work, creating not just a fantasy but a mythology -- modern, but still a mythology. And probably the greatest and most widely-encompassing mythology ever written in the world's history. It's just massive; but of course we're all familiar with it.
So just setting LoTR in his created world made it great.

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06-22-2003, 01:21 AM	#18
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Other fantasy writers do create new worlds, but they are not done to the extent of Tolkien's. His was a lifelong work, creating not just a fantasy but a mythology -- modern, but still a mythology. And probably the greatest and most widely-encompassing mythology ever written in the world's history. It's just massive; but of course we're all familiar with it. So just setting LoTR in his created world made it great.